Tones & Drones w/ John Medeski

My guest on this episode is Loren Nerell, an American composer and performer of ambient music and Balinese gamelan and is known for fusing these two musical styles in a unique and captivating way.You can find his music at https://lorennerell.bandcamp.com/Tones & Drones is hosted and produced at 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller.For more information visit: kvlu.orgMusic in this epiosde was used with the permission of the artist.

As a tribute to the late Roy Ayers, this is an interview that me and Matt Myers my co-host on the long running KVLU show Space Capsule conducting back in 2014. RIP Roy AyersHere is a link to the whole show with music included:https://www.mixcloud.com/SpaceCapsule/space-capsule-10-24-14-w-guest-roy-ayers/

My guest on this episode is renowned bassist and composer Michael Manring. For more information about his music visit: https://manthing.com/ Tones & Drones is produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. To stream the station go to kvlu.org

On this episode, the duo of Sean Thorton and John Kallen, who go by the name Ambient AF. You can listen to there music here: https://www.youtube.com/@ambientaf Tones & Drones is hosted in produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. For more information visit: kvlu.org

My guest on this episode is vocalist Lisa Reagan, we talk about her recent album "What We Need Is Here", which is comprised of classic poems by noted poets that she composed songs to along with producer/orchestrator Jamshied Sharifi, whom she worked with on her previous release "Shunia". You can listen to her talk about that album on a previous episode of Tones & Drones. For more information about Lisa and the album visit: https://lisareagan.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced by Jason M. Miller in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. For more information visit: kvlu.org

My guest on this episode is ambient composer and musician Jj Rey aka Ambiente Solstice. For more about his music visit: https://ambientesol.bandcamp.com/ https://ambientesol.com/ https://www.wayfarerrecords.com/ambiente-solstice.html Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: https://www.lamar.edu/kvlu/index.html

This is an interview from the KVLU archives with keyboard player and composer John Medeski. It originally aired on KVLU in 2014. Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of 91.3 KVLU by Jason M. Miller. For more information visit: 91.3 FM KVLU

Trumpeter Jeff Oster returns to talk about his new Lo-Fi project "Howling Loon". For more information visit: https://howlingloon.com/ https://jeffoster.com/ Tones & Drones is hosted and produced in the studios of KVLU by Jason M. Miller For more information visit: kvlu.org Music featured in this episode was used with the permission of the artist.

My guest on this episode of Tones & Drones is composer Joseph Bertolozzi. He has released unique albums in which he plays and samples sounds from the Hudson River Bridge and the Eiffel Tower and uses those samples to contruct musical compostions. For more information about his music visit: https://josephbertolozzi.com/ Tones & Drones is produced and hosted by Jason M. Miller in the studios of 91.3 FM KVLU. For more information visit: kvlu.org Music in this episode of the podcast was used with the permission of the artist.

On this episode of the podcast an archive interview with "Hearts of Space" host and producer Stephen Hill. The interview originally aired on KVLU on November 9th, 2012. excerpts fron the song "Quiet Friend" by Steve Roach from the album: "Hearts of Space Radio Program Series: Starflight 1" were used in this episode for educational purposes only. KVLU has no claim on copyright or publishing rights to the music.